Valve cover's fine, it's one of the secondary carbs that'll need the BFH work. It's been my experience that carbs don't respond well to percussion adjustments.
"and I like things to fiddle with". The very best and only reason I can think of to go with a manual choke.
+1
It's not fiddling, it's old school.
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